Wish B4JPackager

[Jmu5667]

Hello

The built in packager is an awesome tool. I would however request that we be able to set the EXE file properties such as file version etc.

I currently can set #PackagerProperty: IconFile = ..\Files\icon.ico, so would it be difficult to do #PackagerProperty: FileVersion = 1.0.0.1

The complete list of properties :
CompanyName
FileDescription
FileVersion
LegalCopyright
OriginalFilename
ProductName
ProductVersion

Regards (fingers crossed)

John.

 

[walt61]

This might help; I use it in a CustomBuildAction: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...tallerscript-with-source-code.132798/#content

 

[Jmu5667]

This might help; I use it in a CustomBuildAction: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...tallerscript-with-source-code.132798/#content

Not looking to create a setup script. I want to set the porperties in .exe file B4J create. It's kind of important for commerical solitions.

 

[aminoacid]

Not looking to create a setup script. I want to set the porperties in .exe file B4J create. It's kind of important for commerical solitions.

This may work for you:

GitHub - electron/rcedit: Command line tool to edit resources of exe

Command line tool to edit resources of exe. Contribute to electron/rcedit development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Jmu5667]

Thanks for the ref, I am not looking for a 3rd party tool. I want to do it in B4j.

 

[aminoacid]

Thanks for the ref, I am not looking for a 3rd party tool. I want to do it in B4j.

Since it's a command line tool, you could probably use jshell to run it in B4J. Just a thought .....

 

[Erel]

Will be included in the next beta:

#PackagerProperty: AssemblyTitle = This is the title
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyDescription = Description
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyCompany = Cool company
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyProduct = Cool product
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyVersion = 1.2.3.0

And:

#PackagerProperty: RequireAdministrator = True

 

[Jmu5667]

Thank you

 

[Dadaista]

What are the correspondences in inno?

#PackagerProperty: AssemblyTitle = This is the title    'inno: ???????
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyDescription = Description    'inno: VersionInfoDescription?
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyCompany = Cool company       'inno: AppCopyright? -- AppPublisher?
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyProduct = Cool product       'inno: AppName?
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyVersion = 1.2.3.0            'inno: AppVersion? -- VersionInfoVersion?
#PackagerProperty: RequireAdministrator = True          'inno: ????

 

[Erel]

The assembly properties affect the generated exe file properties. Not the setup file.

Same is true for RequireAdministrator. If you set it then your app will run with administrator privileges (and the user will be asked to approve it every run).

 

[Dadaista]

0K
Thx @Erel

 

[Chris2]

Will be included in the next beta:

#PackagerProperty: AssemblyTitle = This is the title
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyDescription = Description
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyCompany = Cool company
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyProduct = Cool product
#PackagerProperty: AssemblyVersion = 1.2.3.0

And:

#PackagerProperty: RequireAdministrator = True

Two questions:
1. Any reason not to allow setting the text of the Copyright notice as well?
2. Will these be applied to the exe in the ...\Build\ folder, the one in the ...Build\Bin\ folder, or both?

 

[Erel]

Any reason not to allow setting the text of the Copyright notice as well?

You can pass all of the .Net fields: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/assembly/set-attributes

#PackagerProperty: AssemblyCopyrightAttribute = Copyright string

As long as it starts with Assembly, it will be added as an assembly attribute.

Will these be applied to the exe in the ...\Build\ folder, the one in the ...Build\Bin\ folder, or both?

Only to the one in the Build folder.

 

[Chris2]

Only to the one in the Build folder.

Then I don't think this will set the app name in Task Manager & some other places. We'll still need to use Resource Hacker for that, correct?

 

[Erel]

Then I don't think this will set the app name in Task Manager & some other places. We'll still need to use Resource Hacker for that, correct?

True.